Khabib Nurmagomedov kommer härnäst att ta sig an ingen mindre än Tony Ferguson då de möts under UFC 209 den 4 mars, men själv har han redan ställt in siktet mot ingen mindre än lättviktstitelhållaren Conor McGregor. Nurmagomedov erbjuder nämligen sina tjänster till UFC, och menar på att han kan få Conor att bli mer ödmjuk.
Detta hade Khabib att säga via gårdagens Q&A:
I think if Conor has one fan, I have 20 times more fans than him. I think UFC has to make plans a little bit, because this chicken is not loyal. If you remember, the first time he fought in the UFC, and he talked like, ‘$50K baby,’ something like this. He asked Dana please give me $50K. The UFC made him. If he had never fought in the UFC, how would he have got like this? Now he’s talking about I can fight without the UFC in boxing, you know. For me, this is disrespectful of the UFC.
I wanted to say to the UFC, I can help these guys. We can make the other guy humble, because we remember how he asked for $50,000. Now he talking about he can make this [Mayweather] fight without the UFC. I don’t worry about my PR, because in Dagestan and Russia, I’m a bit worried about how I become popular because before I never feel this pressure. And that’s why I don’t think about this. But why not, we can make this guy humble. Smash this guy if the UFC wants.
Nurmagomedov är i dagsläget obesegrad i sin MMA-karriär med hela 24 segrar bakom sig, där 16 av dem tillkommit via olika former av avslut.
